RIA Novosti quotes Putin's spokesman as saying, "Obama thanked [Putin] for the congratulations and the invitation and confirmed his readiness to come to Russia at a date to be agreed by the two sides. ... Putin wished his US counterpart success in forming his new team," he said, adding that the two presidents confirmed their interest in "progressive development of bilateral relations in all spheres, including the economy."

He can't count on the CIA to keep emails secret anymore so he's got to get his orders face to face.

"God forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, & always, well informed... If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty... Let them take arms... What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. " - Thomas Jefferson in 1787

I doubt that we will find out how flexable he is now, until it's too late. I have a feeling it's too late for America as we know it. Maybe instead of the states seceeding we should seceed Washington DC, and everyone that works there.

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst."America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe

wasn't it reported during the latter part of the prior term that the potus had told putin in some public forum that "he would have far more leeway to effect certain things/changes during his next term in office?

clearly we read such somewhere in the news, inclusive of photos taken at that time, as I recall the frakas which followed for awhile following such

altho it was non specific with reference to details at that point in time, it did tend to raise eyebrows without doubt

RIA Novosti quotes Putin's spokesman as saying, "Obama thanked [Putin] for the congratulations and the invitation and confirmed his readiness to come to Russia at a date to be agreed by the two sides. ... Putin wished his US counterpart success in forming his new team," he said, adding that the two presidents confirmed their interest in "progressive development of bilateral relations in all spheres, including the economy."